Tennessee Passes Bill Letting County Clerks Deny Marriages to Gay & Interracial Couples

Republicans in Tennessee's state House passed a bill that undermines marriage equality by allowing County Clerks to deny marriage licenses to any couple on religious grounds. It's the first step down a dark path towards marriage rights being potentially dismantled. Sources: Tennessee House Passes Bill Letting County Clerks Refuse Marriage Licenses to Gay & Interracial Couples: https://newrepublic.com/post/171025/tennessee-house-bill-gutting-marriage-equality Iowa Republicans Propose Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/iowa-lawmakers-propose-ban-sex-marriage-rcna72759 Chapters: 0:00 Iowa Proposes Ban on Gay Marriage 0:26 Tennessee Bill Undermining Marriage Equality 2:19 Respect For Marriage Act 3:27 Supreme Court 5:05 Closing Thoughts 5:42 Outro ************** Support the Show: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/humanistreport YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Q4rvzJDbHeBHYk5rnvZeA/join Membership via PayPal: http://www.humanistreport.com/support.html ************** Visit Our Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ Join Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ntzkbyzsdA Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/humanistreport Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humanistreport Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HumanistReport Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.figueredo/ Follow Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/humanistreport Download the Opt-Out App: https://www.optout.news/ ************** The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. #HumanistReport #marriageequality